Metallic tie and fastening means therefor.



A. ROBINSON, DEC'D. 1. w. Bue es, ADMINISTRATOR. METALLIC TIE ANDkASTENING MEANS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1911. RENEWED JAN. 11. I913.

Patented Mar. 26

INVENTQR WITN ESS ES A'r'roRrgEY ARTHUR RoBINsoN, or E UNswIoE, 'eEoReIA; a. W/BUGGS, TEMPORARY ADMINIS-. TRAToR E sAID ARTHUR ROBINSON, DECEASED, AssIeNoR 0E oNEnADE To 'RENA ERAZIER, oE BRUNSWICK, GEO GIA.

iviETALLIc TI AND FASTENING MEANS THEREFOR. v

Specification of Letters Patent. te t 2 191 l Application filed March 28, 1917, Serial No. 158,060. Renewed January 17, 1918. Serial No. 212,367.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, ARTHU Roernson, a

citizen of the United States, residing at BlllIlS\ ch, in the county of Glynn" and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and hastening Means Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic cross ties and rail fastening means therefor and for its primary object, the provisionof a' tie having upstanding pins' or spurs adapted to fit into sockets formed in a rail and hold the latter against lateral movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide avery simple and practical steelrailway cross tie having fastening means of simpleconstruction to hold a rail against vertical, lateral and longitudinal movement.

The invention also aims to generally im prove railway ties and fastenin means to render them more practical, reliable and commercially desirable. 7

With these and other objects in view as V will becomemore apparentas the description proceeds, the mventlon consists in certain novel features of; construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described illustrated and claimed. In the drawlngs,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention as it appearsin use.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryverticalsectional view. 7 p

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical-sectional view taken on the plane at right angles to the plane of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a vdetail View showing a modified Referring in dean to the drawings by numerals, l designates as an entirety a metallic tie having a 'topwall 2 and side walls3. The top wall has mounted on it near eachend a pair of vertical pins 4. The pins are preferably formed integral with the tie andthose in each pair are arranged in transverse alinement;

The rail 5 is of the ordinary typehaving a ball or tread 6, web 7 and base 8. The

rail extends transversely across a plurality of ties 1 and is formed with downwardly opening sockets 9 to receive'the pins 4. The

sockets are oblong in cross section so as to engage tightly against the opposed sides of the pins to. hold the rail firmly against lateral movement. The pins may be made an length desired, but are preferably formed about three inches in length so as to extend through the base of the rail into the web portion thereof.

To hold the rail" against vertical movement it is preferable toprovide clamps 11 which overlap the base of the rail and which are secured to thetie by suitable fasteners l2.

In Fig. l, I have shown a modified form of pin designated by the numeral 13. This pin is providedwith a reduced end portion lt which extends snugly through an opening in the top of thetie and which is turned over at its terminal to form a riveting head i 15. I do not wish to be limited to any particular method of securing the pin to the tie and may use any other means which would suggest itself.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provideda very simpleand practical metallic rail tie and rail fastening means therefor, which will securely hold a rail against lateral and vertical movement. lVliile I have shownand described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be clearly understood that I do not wish to be limited vertical pins formed on the top of said tie adjacent one end thereof, said pins being arranged in the path of the rail, the rail being formed with downwardly opening sockets to accommodate the pins and clamps secured to the tie and engaging the rail to hold the same against vertical movement.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR ROBINSON.

(topics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatenta,

Washington, I). 0." 

